He faced demons and bad reviews without a scratch in Doom, but now Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has injured himself during an American Football practice session while in training for his next film – The Game Plan, formerly Daddy's Girl. The Disney family comedy, which sees Dwayne Johnson as a quarterback who discovers he has a young daughter he never knew, will now have to be shoved back in the schedule as The Rock’s injuries heal.
He suffered a painful-sounding ruptured Achilles tendon on Monday during a game session and will have surgery on Friday to repair the damage. The seriousness of the injury means that the film now can’t start shooting until he recovers. Still, Disney seems to be understanding, and The Rock’s being a good sport about it:
"I anticipate that with some TLC, pizza and a lot of donuts, I will be making a speedy recovery and will be able to get myself, and everyone who has been working so hard on this production, back to the business of doing what we love most, making movies,” he announced in a statement.
The hopes and prayers of millions are with George, his Achilles tendon today. Anyone wanting to speed along El Rockerino's recovery should send him Krispy Kreme doughnuts, his favourite.